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Four delegation frameworks that actually work. These are based on my real-world experience leading teams in complex and uncertain environments. To meet the needs of your organization, you need to grow your team faster than the organizational demands. That doesn't mean just adding people to the team and blowing up your budget. You need to build capacity for leadership and expertise at all levels within the team. Or you will end up drowning in tasks and reactive loops, never quite getting a full gulp of air. Try these on for size... #bewell #delegate

The outcome you want hasn't shown up yet. That doesn't mean it won't show up. It might just require a few more conditions. Some more effort. Some more time. Most people quit way too soon. Our brains expect linear results. Put in X work, get back Y. But many things are non-linear, including health, relationships, products, businesses, high leverage skills, and investing. It takes years to build value sometimes. If you keep swimming (in generally the right direction), results show up. #bewell #keepswimming

Use the "traffic light hack" to get your work done, while still being responsive to colleagues. Your calendar shows 8 hours of meetings. Your to-do list demands 4 hours of deep work. Slack/Teams messages are arriving rapidly. These are different types of activity for your brain. Each deserves the time needed. Something's got to give. I used to tell my team that I was available at all times. This means I was willing to be interrupted at any time, and was! By meetings and messages. It was a terrible message to send as a leader. I was saying "I value tactical reactiveness over strategic work". No wonder we were underwater. Once I discovered the "traffic light hack", my team knew exactly when to reach me and when to wait. Here's how it works: 🔴 RED LIGHT (Deep Work Mode) My Slack status: "Deep work. If urgent, call my cell. If not urgent, you're not calling my cell. Calendar blocked" Translation: The building better be on fire. 🟡 YELLOW LIGHT (Semi-Available) Status: "Async mode. Will respond within a couple of hours." Translation: I see you, but let me finish this thought. 🟢 GREEN LIGHT (Open Season) Status: "Fire away! My brain is your brain. Calendar is open." Translation: Let's collaborate! Results after one month: Deep work output: +200% Team responsiveness: Still excellent My sanity: Restored The best part? Make rapid progress on the big rocks that help your business scale and perform. Second best? Give your brain a break from deep work when you drop into batch mode for emails, messages, administrivia. Get into flow when knocking out high volume of tasks in this mode. Pro tip: Share your traffic light hack with your team. Send the message to your team that you expect them to set boundaries and honor their time on strategic work. Change the culture to be less urgent and more strategic. #bewell #bestrategic

I loved working with Daniela Schlawin, an executive coaching client who was in the middle of a major career transition from CEO to founder/CEO. Daniela worked on clarity and decision-making, launched her business in less than three months, and experienced more calm in her life during our time together. What an amazing outcome! "After years in executive roles, I decided it was time for a change. I stepped off the well-trodden path and launched my own consulting business. With all my experience and industry knowledge, I thought it would be easy. Instead, I found myself completely off track. Gone was the structure of daily calls and back-to-back meetings starting at 7:30 AM. Suddenly, I had space, too much space, and no clear direction. I felt lost and stuck. I couldn’t articulate what I wanted, who I wanted to work with, or what I really stood for. And then, no coincidences in life, I met Eric. He became my guide. Eric brought clarity. He worked with sharp analysis, asked tough but essential questions, and helped me focus on what truly matters. His approach was direct and practical: analyze, cross-check, move on. No endless circles of overthinking. That shift alone saved me time, energy, and a lot of frustration.  I feel a calm like I hadn't felt before."

We aren't robots processing tasks. We're humans experiencing the full spectrum of life together, creating meaning through how we show up for one another daily. Emotional intelligence is not about burying your emotions. It's about becoming aware of your emotions as they arise, experiencing them, and managing them. Instead of yelling at your teammates because of unprocessed anger, work with it, feel it, understand where it's coming from. And then express what you are feeling with courage and transparency. You will be way more effective as a leader, and more fun to work with. You will develop a deeper relationship with yourself and others. And you will create a safe space for others. #bewell #eq

Skip the cheap dopamine. The evidence on that is well documented. Browsing short-form video, mindlessly scrolling, and cheap thrills will sap your motivation. You will feel worse after cheap dopamine hits. So the question is not "is this good for me?" That's already been answered. A better question is "is this a good use of my time?" Only you can answer that. There is a whole world of earned dopamine that will give you a better, longer-lasting buzz. A feeling of electricity running through your veins. What could you be doing instead that would help you earn that feeling? Need help? Schedule a conversation. #bewell #earnit

You're sitting in your weekly staff meeting and it's your turn to provide a status update. Your mind is consumed by the outage your team has been working on all weekend. Your boss wants an update. You cover the outage, what you are doing about it, and what help you need. And, you forget to highlight all the other amazing things your team did last week to move the business forward. Welcome to the availability bias...

Why "I'll just do it myself" is often selfish, not selfless. I once shipped a terrible bug because I refused to delegate. It was early in my management career. I had found a performance issue, figured out a major improvement, and jammed the patch through testing. I thought it would save time. Show that I still had tech chops. Figured I didn't want to distract the team. I was actually being selfish. The change went into production and all hell broke loose. Support was on fire. Customers were dead in the water. One of my worst production outages. "It's faster to just do it myself" is an easy trap to fall into. And it might be true. It doesn't enable team development or higher quality though. Refusing to delegate is more about protecting our ego than protecting quality. When we insist on handling everything personally, we're making three statements we'd never say out loud: "My hands-on contributions are more valuable than my team's development" "I'd rather be irreplaceable than build organizational resilience" "I don't believe in my team's ability" Effective leaders view delegation as a strategic investment in team growth. And use situational leadership to get it right (delegation without SL can be disastrous). The professionals I work with average six hours per week of time savings using delegation, automation, elimination, and simplification. And, the team grows faster! What one task are you still doing that, if delegated, would free up your calendar AND develop someone else? #bewell #delegate

I took a week off of LinkedIn and a funny thing happened... I felt relieved. I gave myself some grace. I felt more creative after the break. I have been publishing 4-5 times a week for over two years now. It was a habit and discipline that took months to develop, and one second to blow up. After a busy weekend last week, I woke up just not feeling it. Tuesday rolled around and I still didn't feel it. So, I took the week off... And, guess what? Nothing bad happened. I agree that "Discipline is freedom" as Jocko Willink laid down. Discipline helps you do the thing even when you don't want to do the thing. For me, when discipline turns into "checking the box" to do the thing, the point is lost. I didn't want to check the box because my heart wasn't in it. You don't have to enjoy it, but if you aren't engaged, what's the point? #bewell #engagement #thegarrickbelfast

You matter. You change the world. By how you... show up for the people you love, serve your team and customer, and treat the people you disagree with. You change the world one moment at a time. Meaning lives in the small interactions, not just the big events. You change the world. and you matter. #bewell #matter #belong

Stop drowning in podcasts, books, and planning. You don't need more theory. You need more action. Small actions provide instant feedback that is relevant to you and your situation. Ten minutes working on something yourself is worth an hour of research. What tiny action will you take this weekend? Need help getting started? Book a free call and break through to the other side. #bewell #takeaction

I'm a quitter. I quit hobbies, jobs, and careers. If the activity doesn't fulfill or challenge me any more, I move on. But I was taught that "Winners never quit and quitters never win". We are taught to persevere, to keep going, to get through the hard parts. There's truth in that. We don't want to walk away when we meet resistance. We risk missing out on the reward, the flow, and the outcome. What I want to talk about today is strategic quitting...

I need a new gig. For eight years, I had the best gig. Getting my kids to school on time, well fed, lunch and sports gear packed. The school is six minutes away, nine minutes if you slow down to hit all the red lights. With dog smiling out the back, making friends. These are the best minutes of my day. We fill it with impossible questions, listening to music, or just sitting in silence with each other. It's all beautiful. Only six more days and my younger son will move on to high school and will start commuting with my wife. Dog and I are now available from 7 AM to 8 AM and 3 PM to 4 PM every day for part-time gigs! What's your favorite daily activity? #bewell #slowdown #notice

Pulling into the driveway, I noticed someone throwing stuff out of a large construction trash bin across the street. I walk over to see my partner, Kerri Eich, in a dress, inside a giant trash bin, collecting perfectly good wood to use in her garden. If you want to solve a hard problem with limited resources, ask a teacher for advice.  The average teacher makes over 1,500 educational decisions daily. Teachers are pros at impossible prioritization, under constant interruption, with limited resources. They bend time to deliver personalized attention to 40+ minds every hour. But what is most impressive is their emotional regulation to maintain patience and presence the whole time. Let's be honest... Our kids aren't always well behaved, organized, and self-starting! I am in awe of what Kerri Eich has built at University High School. She built a food forest, gardens, and a program for kids to grow food, prepare food, and how it affects their wellness. Teaching hundreds of kids daily how to live healthy lives and be leaders in their communities. Be Well Gardens has now influenced thousands of young minds. She did it with grit, determination, and lots of reclaimed lumber! To all the educators out there... Thank you for doing what you do with excellence, patience, and grace. Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! #bewell #teach